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  • Comply with generic root schema: Adhere to the schema required by root servers of the generic PORTAL registry type governing the interaction between servers of different specific PORTAL registry types.
  • Comply with specific master schema: Adhere to the schema required by master servers of the same specific PORTAL registry type governing the interaction between PORTAL and DOORS for the semantic domain of inquiry (i.e., the problem domain or specialty area) determined by declarations of the
    • ontologies controlling semantic statements in and queries of the resource description,
    • policies establishing any additional requirements or options for the resource label, tags, and locations,
    • policies establishing any additional requirements or options for the the record provenance, distribution, and signature
    for the metadata maintained collectively at PORTAL registries and DOORS directories.
  • Recommend related master PORTAL servers: Provide a list of recommended PORTAL master servers of different specific registry types to facilitate cross-registry searches in related specialty areas.
  • Recommend related primary DOORS servers: Provide a list of recommended DOORS primary servers to facilitate recursive forwarding between DOORS servers for the set of recommended PORTAL master servers.
  • Publish resource DOORS servers: Perform a lookup of a registered resource by label or tag and return the assigned primary and secondary DOORS servers for the associated metadata record.
  • Publish resource cross-references: Perform a lookup of a registered resource by label or tag and return any cross-references identifying the resource in other systems unrelated to PORTAL-DOORS.
  • Publish resource owner and other metadata: Perform other standard requests of registrar/registry systems such as a lookup that returns all resources registered by an owner and a lookup that returns the contact information for the resource owner, managing personnel, or any other associated metadata.